- oRelevant Degree or diploma
- oRelevant registration with a professional body
- o Proven experience, leadership and management experience with older CMHT patients
- oNon-Medical prescribing course or willingness to work towards
- oMaths and English Language at GCSE level
- o Car for work purposes and UK driving licence
- o Relevant Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
- o Experience of developing advanced practice guidelines, protocols, and pathways of care
Trainee/Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Frome, United Kingdom - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
Are you ready for a challenge and want to develop and advance your clinical skills or do you have the skills already?
We have a vacancy for a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Advanced Clinical practitioner in our rapidly evolving service for Older Persons Mental Health in the Mendip Neighbourhood to deliver an innovative model of care that meets the increasing and challenging needs of the individual, families and communities.
Training is at Master's level, the post holder will be supported though out the course and will have a significant role within each of the four pillars : advanced clinical practice o leadership o facilitation of education and learning o evidence research and development.
To find out more, call Carolyn Matthews or Vanessa Williams
Main duties of the job
Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master's level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people's experience and improve outcomes.
The post holder will be a skilled, autonomous practitioner working as a core member of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care to patients. They will possess the skills, competence, expertise and clinical decision-making abilities required to plan, co-ordinate and prescribe treatment for frailty patients within the community setting.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership for the development of integrated patient pathways in the Neighbourhood for community nursing which are in line with recognised best practice and evidence base, working closely with stakeholders and care providers.
About us
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.
We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone
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